Re: [racchabanda] NR Nandi No more
V. Chowdary Jampala
Savithri Machiraju <savithri@i...> said:
> I whole heartedly support Satyam garu's proposal. Can this be tied into
> Katha nilayam in any way -- by which I mean, since there is already a
> network and a possible infrastructure that exists there, and the people
> involved seem to be sincere, can the same network and/or infrastructure be
> used to administer the funds? I will also be glad to donate to this cause.
Obviously, people running the kathaanilayam trust should be speaking for
themselves. My guess would be that their current infrastructure (which
really is one full time and two or three part time volunteers) might not allow
them to do this.
> Perhaps the next TANA/ATA contest funds may be allotted to a purpose of this
> kind, i.e., honoring existing writers who have already proven their mettle,
> rather than trying to identify promising new ones.
There are quite a good number of organizations back home that honor writers
of proven mettle in different ways every year (the central and state literary
academies; foundations like jyEshta memorial, nootalapaaTi gaMgaadharam
memorial, ajovibhO, raaviSaastri memorial, buccibaabu memorial, madhuraantakam
memorial, raajaa-lakshmee, yagaLLa raamakRshNa and Padma awards -- to name
just a few). I am not sure that TANA and ATA need to tread the same path.
In any case, I think mixing the 'contests' and 'honors' issues here (though
they need to be discussed further) would muddle the discussion of the current
issue.
> I am also very disturbed by this news
The news item was indeed disturbing though it was not wholly surprising that
a Telugu writer met such an end. I was surprised that Sri Nandi died in such a
state of poverty, though; given his successful foray into films (from the
news item, it appears that he retired from a good job to settle in Madras to
pursue this career) and his success as a commercial novelist, I assumed he was
better off than most other writers.
We discussed this issue briefly when talking about naamini several months
ago. Except for very few people, writing is not a full-time profession for
Telugus. Most of our writers make their living from something else while
pursuing writing. Some of them used to work in newspapers and magazines, but
the current status of that industry is depressing; the web companies employed
them for a couple of years, but most of those sites are now closed; writing
for the TV serials seems to be the only available employment. The salaries
that are paid in these industries are not living wages in Hyderabad. During my
visit to India in March, I saw that several of my favorite young writers were
either unemployed or vastly underemployed. The income that writers derive from
their works (either thru magazines or from publshing books) is meager. (Same
thing could be said of a good number of people engaged in several other
creative arts as well).
The reasons for this state of affairs are many; I donot assume that the
solutions are simple. Bluntly speaking, I donot think that few people or
institutions from US writing checks for somebody else to take care of the
situation could be the solution.
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Savithri Machiraju
Katha nilayam in any way -- by which I mean, since there is already a
network and a possible infrastructure that exists there, and the people
involved seem to be sincere, can the same network and/or infrastructure be
used to administer the funds? I will also be glad to donate to this cause.
kind, i.e., honoring existing writers who have already proven their mettle,
rather than trying to identify promising new ones.
I am also very disturbed by this news and thank Satyam garu for alerting us
to this need.
Savithri Machiraju
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From: "satyam_mandapati" <satyam_mandapati@y...>
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Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2002 4:29 PM
Subject: [racchabanda] NR Nandi No more
> I was just scanning through Andhra Bhoomi today and saw this sad and
> shocking news item that the great writer NR Nandi is no more. He was
> a great writer and I adored his "Maro Mahenjodaro", "Naimisaranyam"
> etc.
>
> Here is the link: http://www.andhrabhoomi.net/shead1.html
>
> What pained me more was the way he passed away. He died in utter
> poverty, selling milk bags at the age of 80 and he fell into a
> drainage canal. May his soul rest in peace, forgiving all of us, who
> enjoyed and debated all his works, but not there when he wanted us.
>
> We talk so much about literature in so many forums and spend all our
> time in trying to push our own silly opinions on others, argue with
> everybody in the world as if our own ideas are the only great ones
> and others are not etc. etc., but we do not do anyhing to help great
> people like this? Are we, the Telugus, NOT ashamed of ourselves? I
> am not talking abojut Racchabanda participantants, but the whole
> Telugu community, both in India and outside India.
>
> Sri Sri was right when he said that we recognize our fellow Telugus,
> only after they die.
>
> Is it not rather worthwhile to start identifying peole like Sri Nandi
> and help them through their difficult times? Our Government does not
> care, unless there is some benefit to the politicians. Our Telugu
> community is busy arguing whether this communist writer is good or
> the dalit writer. We argue on how many stories in a book are written
> by a Telangana writer or a Rayalaseema writer or a Visakha writer.
> Let us stop this narrow-minded utter nonsense and do something.
>
> Is there anyone in India (Non-political people) who is willing to
> start some fund or do something to help these great contributers to
> our Telugu literature and other art forms, particularly when they are
> in such an unthinkable financial situation? I will send a check, if
> somebody can sincerely do something in this regard. Please. Please.
> I am sure we can collect a lot of money from all over the globe, but
> we need somebody dedicated in India to see that we manage it
> properly. It has to reach the right people when they really need it.
>
> Any honest volunteers?
>
> Thanks,
>
> your totally disturbed friend,
>
> Satyam Mandapati
>
>
>
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J. K. Mohana Rao
> I was just scanning through Andhra Bhoomi today and saw this sad and
> shocking news item that the great writer NR Nandi is no more.
I was introduced to N R Nandi in the late fifties through his detective
stories. He intorduced a new scientific angle to many detective
stories he wrote. May his soul rest in peace! - J K Mohana Rao
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V. Chowdary Jampala
Sreenadh Jonnavithula <sreenadh@g...> said:
> I agree that a one off contribution of funds from the US is not the answer;
> But it seems to me that we are missing an obvious solution: marketing the
> books more effectively; I am sure there is a vast untapped market for
> quality telugu literature among the Telugu diaspora;
Actually, IMO, there is a very small market for quality Telugu literature
among the Telugu diaspora. The market here would not make a substantial
difference to the publishing success of a Telugu book. There are a good number
of writers/publishers who burned their hands badly assuming a 'vast, untapped' market abroad. I
say this with about nine years of experience in this matter. There are boxes
of several 'quality' books from famous writers in my basement to provide the
necessary testimony. I know of a few others with a similar problem in their
basements.
Sreenadh Jonnavithula
But it seems to me that we are missing an obvious solution: marketing the
books more effectively; I am sure there is a vast untapped market for
buy anything unless there is someone in India kind enough to purchase and
mail these books out! This is something the Telugu associations could and
should do, and it will serve everyone - the writers, who will get well
deserved remuneration in addition to recognition, and fans in other contries
will be able to access these books.
- Sreenadh
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NaChaKi
thanks to many members of this group!), I am more surprised that Nandi
is so old a person. I read his "manjishTha" (a serial in APW) long
back, but I guess he's famous for his "puli". I wish I can read more of
this writer. I am sorry for his death and his utter poverty state. My
sincere homage to the great soul.
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>
> We discussed this issue briefly when talking about naamini several
months
> ago. Except for very few people, writing is not a full-time
profession for
> Telugus. Most of our writers make their living from something else
while
> pursuing writing.
that the
> solutions are simple.
I gave a reply to Mrinalini gaaru once ,in similar lines ...
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/racchabanda/message/3070
-Suresh
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Subject: Identify the poets !!(was part of death of the author thread)
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Uday gArU,
Other than శేషేన్ I could not immediately relate the poets to their
quotes in your paragraph below. Could you please match the lines with
the poets? Or want to leave it as a quiz to the ra.ba. members? :-):-)
Regards
Madhav
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> vishAdAnni cUsi kAraNAlu telisikUDA nepaM kAsEpu kAlaM mIda neDutU,
> marEM ParavAlEdu SavaM saMjAyishI kOradu ani tanaku tanE
> naccaceppukuMTU,
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> unnADani cebutU,
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